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SXGA-display: Windows splash screen is small
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SXGA-display: Windows splash screen is small
Hello @all,
some time ago I reinstalled Windows XP on my T43p with SXGA+-display. Since that I see small Windows splash logo, when Windows boots. Earlier (before reinstallation) the splash screen was large. Actually, I could live eith that, but it has a side effect: when I start my lovely "Worms' war" game, the game screen is also shown very small. And I don't like it.
The only thing which I made different from previous installation: I set in BIOS my notebook display explicitly as boot display. I have second monitor attached, but it's not always on. And somehow BIOS was smart enough to detect it (even in switched off state), but not smart enough to show boot screen on both devices. On the other hand, I saw similair behaviour on DELL laptop (with SXGA-resolution) and with Ubuntu: Ubuntu logo and messages were displayed very small in the center of display.
I hope, I could describe my issue clearly. Could anyone give me a hint, how I manage my lovely "Worms' War" game to run in a full screen (and not just in a middle)?
Greetings from Hamburg,
Andrey
some time ago I reinstalled Windows XP on my T43p with SXGA+-display. Since that I see small Windows splash logo, when Windows boots. Earlier (before reinstallation) the splash screen was large. Actually, I could live eith that, but it has a side effect: when I start my lovely "Worms' war" game, the game screen is also shown very small. And I don't like it.
The only thing which I made different from previous installation: I set in BIOS my notebook display explicitly as boot display. I have second monitor attached, but it's not always on. And somehow BIOS was smart enough to detect it (even in switched off state), but not smart enough to show boot screen on both devices. On the other hand, I saw similair behaviour on DELL laptop (with SXGA-resolution) and with Ubuntu: Ubuntu logo and messages were displayed very small in the center of display.
I hope, I could describe my issue clearly. Could anyone give me a hint, how I manage my lovely "Worms' War" game to run in a full screen (and not just in a middle)?
Greetings from Hamburg,
Andrey
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Re: SXGA-display: Windows splash screen is small
In the BIOS Display section is a setting HV expansion. Make sure it is set to On.
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Re: SXGA-display: Windows splash screen is small
Thanks, it worked!
RealBlackStuff wrote:In the BIOS Display section is a setting HV expansion. Make sure it is set to On.
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(2) Lenovo 3000 N200 - 2 GB / C2D T7300 / 160 GB
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(2) Lenovo 3000 N200 - 2 GB / C2D T7300 / 160 GB
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Re: SXGA-display: Windows splash screen is small
Update: yes, it worked, but something (in Windows, in Linux?) reset it back to off. Any idea, what it could be?
Cheers,
Andrey
Cheers,
Andrey
RealBlackStuff wrote:In the BIOS Display section is a setting HV expansion. Make sure it is set to On.
- in use -
(1) TP R61i Frankepad - 4 GB / C2D T9500 / 180 GB SSD / UXGA display
(2) Lenovo 3000 N200 - 2 GB / C2D T7300 / 160 GB
(3) TP T450s
- in museum -
IBM 600x, IBM TP T43p, Lenovo TP Z61t, Lenovo TP X60 Tablet
(1) TP R61i Frankepad - 4 GB / C2D T9500 / 180 GB SSD / UXGA display
(2) Lenovo 3000 N200 - 2 GB / C2D T7300 / 160 GB
(3) TP T450s
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Re: SXGA-display: Windows splash screen is small
(Near-)dead CMOS battery comes to mind.
No regular Windows/Linux program should be able to write into BIOS.
No regular Windows/Linux program should be able to write into BIOS.
Lovely day for a Guinness! (The Real Black Stuff)
Lenovo: X240, X250, T440p, T480, M900 Tiny.
PS: the old Boardroom website is still available on the Wayback Machine.
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Re: SXGA-display: Windows splash screen is small
Hello,
happy New Year to all!
I use the laptop since April 2007, and I was manufactured in January 2007. 6 years... is it realistic for CMOS battery to die? Can I somehow check it?
Regards from Hamburg,
Andrey
happy New Year to all!
I use the laptop since April 2007, and I was manufactured in January 2007. 6 years... is it realistic for CMOS battery to die? Can I somehow check it?
Regards from Hamburg,
Andrey
RealBlackStuff wrote:(Near-)dead CMOS battery comes to mind.
No regular Windows/Linux program should be able to write into BIOS.
- in use -
(1) TP R61i Frankepad - 4 GB / C2D T9500 / 180 GB SSD / UXGA display
(2) Lenovo 3000 N200 - 2 GB / C2D T7300 / 160 GB
(3) TP T450s
- in museum -
IBM 600x, IBM TP T43p, Lenovo TP Z61t, Lenovo TP X60 Tablet
(1) TP R61i Frankepad - 4 GB / C2D T9500 / 180 GB SSD / UXGA display
(2) Lenovo 3000 N200 - 2 GB / C2D T7300 / 160 GB
(3) TP T450s
- in museum -
IBM 600x, IBM TP T43p, Lenovo TP Z61t, Lenovo TP X60 Tablet
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Re: SXGA-display: Windows splash screen is small
CMOS battery lasts 4-5 years on average.
Measure it with a multimeter (red wire=pos, black=neg), should read 3.0V or better.
Measure it with a multimeter (red wire=pos, black=neg), should read 3.0V or better.
Lovely day for a Guinness! (The Real Black Stuff)
Lenovo: X240, X250, T440p, T480, M900 Tiny.
PS: the old Boardroom website is still available on the Wayback Machine.
Lenovo: X240, X250, T440p, T480, M900 Tiny.
PS: the old Boardroom website is still available on the Wayback Machine.
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